Incident Summary:

12/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of the provincial police chief in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and three others, including the police chief, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201312190018

When:
2013-12-19

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nineveh

City:
Mosul

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Provincial Police Chief
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"46 killed, 100 wounded in violent attacks in Iraq," Azeri-Press news agency (APA), December 20, 2013.
"Gunmen kill a policeman and wound three others in Mosul," National Iraq News Agency, December 19, 2013.